Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

यौगपद्येन तैः सर्वैः क्षीराब्धेर्मंथनं कृतम् । सिद्धिर्जाता हि देवानामसिद्धिरसुरान्प्रति

Transliteration

yaugapadyena taiḥ sarvaiḥ kṣīrābdhermaṃthanaṃ kṛtam | siddhirjātā hi devānāmasiddhirasurānprati

Translation

Alors tous, d’un même élan et en parfaite unité, barattèrent l’Océan de Lait. Le succès advint aux Devas, tandis qu’aux Asuras ne revint que l’échec.

Word by Word

• यौगपद्येन: simultaneously, in unison
• यौगपद्येन: Karana (Means/Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौगपद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक (manner)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Kartr̥ (Agent-instrumental in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying तैः)

• क्षीराब्धेः: of the Milk Ocean
• क्षीराब्धेः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षीर-अब्धि (प्रातिपदिक); क्षीर + अब्धि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• मन्थनम्: churning
• मन्थनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्थन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे कर्तृस्थानी (subject in passive)

• कृतम्: was done
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त → कृत
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive sense: was done)

• सिद्धिः: success, accomplishment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जाता: arose, occurred
• जाता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त → जात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicative with सिद्धिः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), निश्चयार्थ

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• असिद्धिः: failure, non-accomplishment
• असिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक); नञ् + सिद्धि
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असुरान्: the demons
• असुरान्: Karma (Object with प्रति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• प्रति: towards, against
• प्रति: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश अव्यय (preposition-like), प्रत्यर्थक (towards/against)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṣīrābdhi (mythic reference) within Kedāra narrative

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The devas and asuras churn the Ocean of Milk in unison; Mount Mandara as the churning rod, Vāsuki as the rope; the ocean froths, treasures emerge; devas’ faces show dawning success while asuras show frustration.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Asuras
• Kṣīrābdhi (Ocean of Milk)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When actions align with dharma and are performed in unity, they yield siddhi; adharma and discord culminate in asiddhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse is narrative (Kṣīrābdhi-manthana) within the Kedāra-khaṇḍa framework; the broader section serves the Kedāra sacred geography rather than naming a tirtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse.